The last issue of 2021 explores the paradigm shifts that have manifested in Asia Pacific real estate since the pandemic extended its run. The issue makes a case for the comeback of the battered commercial real estate segment and the tech-savvy ways property agents have adapted to the pandemic. The issue also delves into once-in-a-lifetime challenges posed by the pandemic on young home buyers. In Dispatch, analysts comment on the Evergrande crisis in China and the exodus of expats from Hong Kong. Architect Riccardo Tossani’s commissions in snowy Niseko are the issue’s Design Focus while six must-go places in cool Genting Highlands are on Neighbourhood Watch. Finally, former Asian Development Bank diplomat Curtis Chin is profiled in this issue’s Interview.
